Combination eyeshade and sunglasses



Nov. 4, 1952 F. s. CREIGHTON 2,616,032

COMBINATION EYESHADE AND SUNGLASSES Filed Junk 24, 1949 3 Sheets-Sheet 1INVENTOR.

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COMBINATION EYESHA-DEi AND SUNGLASSES Filed June 24, 1949 3 Sheets-Sheet2 INVEVTOR. 57A N615 '5. Cl ng/ roll 4, 1952 F- s. CREIG HTON 2,616,082

cowsxmmon EYESHADE AND suucmssss Filed June 24, 1949 s .sneets -sneet 3IN VEN TOR. F7n/vc/s 5 C/ EmHw/v l atentecl Nov. 4, 1952 GQMBINAT-IONEYESHADE AND SUNGLASSES Francis Qreighton, Elmira, N. Y.Application-June 2%, 1949, Serial No. 101,111

This invention relates toa' combinationof eye shade and sun glasses andhas ;for its primary object to afford protection to the eyes of theuser. 7

Another-object is to preserve the ,yisibility of the lenses of glassesininclement weather by pro,-

sides.

Theabove and other objects n'iay be attained ,by employing thisinvention which embodies amon i e tur an n at d am up o te horizontallyadjacent the brow of the user and above hisfeyes, a shade memberpivotally connected to the frame ior-movement ina vertical are homeposition above the eyes of the user to a position infront of the eyes oftheuserand means carried by the frame adjacent opposite .ends thereofdetachably to-couple bow members thereto.

Other features include yielding corrugated tongues carried by the frame,adjacentre'ach end thereof for engaging each adjacent bow mem- -berandholdirlg said bow member in variou's'y'eb tical.positionswithrelationtoth'e -frame.'

Still other ,features include a nose Y'piece .detachably connected tothe framefor-longitudinal adjustment thereon, and anose receiving recessin the edgeof theshade member remote-from the frame for accommodatingthenoseof the user when the shade member'is lowere d.

Additional features include a frame comprising elongated channelmembers,and adjustabiy coupled together for longitudinal movement, 'ashade comprising longitudinally adjustable mating sections carried bythe frameiinemberf and means on the channel members-for guiding'itheupper edges of the lenses of glasses 'worniby the user into the channelmembers of the frame.

.In the drawings- Figure lisa-topplan view of acombination eye shade andsun glasses embodying the features of this invention, I

.Figure.2 is a side view-in elevation of the-oombination .eye shade andsunglasses illustrated in Figure; 1,

Figure. 3 isa front view; of -theeye shade and sun glasses illustratedin Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a bottom plan View of the eye shade and sun glassesillustrated in Figure 1,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary enlarged section view taken substantiallyalong the line 5-5 of Figure.4,

Figure 6 is an enlarged transverse sectional View taken substantiallyalong the line .6- 6 of Figures,

Figure '7 is a rearview of .the .frame member showingtthe shade memberandlthe-bow members removed,

Figure 8.is an. edge view of anadjustablenose piece,

.Figurtee .is afrontview ofthe adjustablenose .pieceillustrated inFigure 8,

Figure 10 is a .rear view of the eyeshade and sun glassesofthisinvention illustrating amodi- .fied form oflhow.membercoupledthereto,

Figure .11 is a top plan viewof oneofthe short bowmembers used withspectacles, g

Figure 12 is,an enlargedtransversesectional view through the structureillustrated in Fi ure 10,

Figure 13 is a side view of the bow member. illustrated in Figure 11,and

Fi ure 14 is atop plan v ew o on o theb w members employed when thedeviceis usedwithout spectacles.

Referring to the drawings in detail a frame desi nated n al y o i e atav o chann lm m er l an J a r n e in lon i udina i mentwi hthe membe 1 tle'sco cal fi t r ne t e m mb 1 O po an e th member 12 are providedwithlongitudinallyezgtended co-extensive slots l' 6 for 'th e receptionof a .cross pin; I 8 carried by the channelmember [A en th p i fi d fl ne bf hanne membe I! ar p ide -Wit gituil nell extn led elongated slotszt-for the. reception, of a cross pin gz carriedbythe channel member-i2.Ifhis pin and slot arrangementpermits the bers' l2 and [4 tobemovedlongitudinally rel "tive toeahfo'thrso-that the frame l H sible."Carried by' the channel memb'e 1 ad c hei end r mot .o.m and slotoonnections are incli'riedg delfiafi es 24- .and 26respe'ctiye1y,Whi'chsei the .dev ispse in connee ionl it las, bytheiusertoI'guide'uDper e'dges jof'lthe enses of (s c el fi 'e fi th channe membr .Th nd of t hem lf ber' l an M rem t from the pin and slotconnectionsfare elosed'by end walls 28 and 30 respectively which' 'ar'jbent back upon themselves to form bottom" walls 32 and 34 respectively.F ormed at the inner ends of bottom walls 32 and-34 are upwardlyextending horizontallycorrugated tongues 36 and 38 respectively, each ofwhich carries at'its upper end an inwardly extended lip III! whichserves as a thumb piece by which its respective tongue may be sprungoutwardly. Formed in the back flanges of the channel members I2 and Itadjacent the end walls 28 and are substantially inverted L-shaped slots32 and 54 respectively, the horizontal legs of which terminate inenlarged openings 46 and 38 respectively for the reception of sphericalends of the bow or temple members to be more fully hereinafterdescribed. Extending through the web portions of the channel members I2and I l adjacent the end walls 28 and 30 respectively, and through thebottom walls 32 and 3d are aligned openings 2? and 29, and (H and 33 forthe reception of pins and 52, the purpose of which will be more fullyhereinafter described.

A shade member designated generally 54 comprises two mating sections 56and 58 respectively which are provided at their adjacent edges withoverlapping tongues and 62 respectively. These tongues are provided withlongitudinally extending slots 64 and 66 respectively for the receptionof guide pins 68 and I0 carried respectively by the tongues 60 and 62.This structure permits the shade member 54 to be adjusted longitudinallyin accordance with the longitudinal adjustment of the frame II) and alsoforms in the edge of the shade member remote from that carrying thetongues 60 and 62, a recess to accommodate the nose of the wearer whenthe shade member is tilted into a substantially vertical position beforethe eyes of the wearer. Each section 56 and 58 is provided at its endremote from the tongues 60 and 52 with an angularly extending ear 72,and these cars are pivotally connected as at I4 and I6 to opposite endsof the frame II as will be readily understood upon reference to thedrawings, so that the shade member 54 will swing as a unit throughvertical are from a substantially horizontal position above the eyes ofthe wearer to a substantially vertical position in front of the eyes ofthe wearer.

In order to support the device in operative position when no glasses areworn by the wearer, I provide a nose piece designated generally 78 whichcomprises a substantially inverted U- shaped clip 86, one flange ofwhich carries a pair of downwardly extending divergent nose engaging padmembers 82, while the opposite flange is provided with an inturnedtongue 84. The clip 80 is of a size readily to fit over the channelshaped frame III beneath the tongue with the inturned tongue thereofengaging the lower edge of the channel member I2 so as to support thenose piece I8 on the frame I0. With this type of structure, temples orbows designated generally 86 are employed, each of which comprises ashank member 88 which is provided at one end with any conventional earengaging member, such as a hook (not shown). The end of each shank 88remote from the ear engaging member is provided with a sphericalenlargement 90 of a size to enter either of the enlarged openings 46 and48 previously referred to, while the Shanks 88 are of a diameter readilyto enter the L-shaped slots 42 and 44. Each spherical head 90 isprovided with a vertically extending opening 92 for the reception of oneof the pins 50 or 52, according to the side of the frame II] to whichthe temple or bow member 86 is to be attached.

When the device is to be used in connection with nose glasses worn bythe wearer, the nose 4 piece I8 is removed and the upper edges of thelenses of the nose glasses are guides into the channel members I2 and I4by the inclined guide flanges 24 and 26 with the conventional earengaging temples employed.

When it is desired to use the device in connection with spectacles, thenose piece I8 is likewise removed and the upper edges of the lenses ofthe spectacles are guided into the channel members I2 and I4 of theframe III by the inclined guide flanges 24 and 25. In this type ofstructure, however, in place of the bows or temples 86, previouslyreferred to, I substitute arms designated generally 94, each of whichcomprises a shank member 96 provided at one end with an upwardlyinclined portion 98 which terminates in a spherical head I00, whichcorresponds in all respects to the spherical head 90 of the bow members86. As illustrated in Figures 10 through 12 inclusive, the shanks haveswivelly mounted at their ends remote from the spherical heads I 50 withtemple or bow receiving clips I 02 for the reception of the temples orbows of the spectacles with which the device is worn.

With the arms 94 in proper position in the frame I II and the frameseated on the upper edges of the lenses of a pair of spectacles worn bythe wearer, the arms 94 will, owing to the upwardly inclined portions,lie beneath the bows of the spectacles so that upon moving upwardly therear ends of the arms 94, the bows or temples of the spectacles will beengaged in the clips I02 thus securing the eye shade and sun glasscombination in place on the spectacles.

In use with the combination shade and sun glasses supported either bythe nose piece I8 or by the glasses worn by the user in a substantiallyhorizontal position above the eyes of the wearer, it is obvious thatupon moving the shade member through its vertical arc of movement, itmay be elevated into a substantially horizontal position to form aneffective eye shade, or when so desired, it may be moved into asubstantially vertical position so that the sections 55 and 58 formingthe shade member 54 will lie in front of the eyes of the user to formsun glasses.

In substituting the bow member or temple members 86 for the arms 95pressure is exerted on the inwardly extending lip 40 on the side of theframe I 0 in which the bow member or temple is located. This releasesthe pressure of the adjacent spring tongue 36 or 38 on the head 90 ofthe bow or temple member 86, thus freeing the pin extendingtherethroug'h for extraction. Upon extracting the pin from its positionin the frame I0 the temple or bow member 86 may be moved in the L-shapedslot until the spherical head 99 aligns with the enlarged opening at theend of the horizontal leg of the L-shaped slot. When in this positionthe spherical head 98 may be withdrawn from the frame I0. In insertingthe spherical head I00 of an arm 95 the operation just described isreversed. Thus it will be seen that exchange of the bow or templemembers and the arms may be easily effected.

I claim:

In a visor support an elongated inverted channel shaped frame adapted tobe supported above the eyes of a user on a pair of glasses worn by theuser, parallel vertically disposed end Walls closing opposite ends ofthe channel shaped frame, an elongated shade member, angularly extendingears carried by the shade member adjacent opposite ends thereof, meanspivotally connecting the ears to the end walls for supporting the shademember on the frame for movement from a position above the eyes of theuser to a position in front of the eyes of the user, bottom wallscarried by the end walls and extending inwardly therefrom insubstantially parallel relation to the frame, the frame having anopening extending therethrough adjacent each end wall, each bottom wallhaving an opening extending therethrough in alignment with the adjacentopening in the frame, elongated bow members, a spherical enlargementcarried by each bow member adjacent one end thereof, said enlargementsbeing adapted to enter the spaces between the channel shaped member andthe bottom walls, each enlargement having an opening extendingtherethrough, pins extending through the aligned openings and throughthe enlargements, and transversely corrugated spring tongues carried bythe bottom walls and extending therefrom toward the channel shapedmember in spaced parallel relation to the pins for engaging theenlargements and holding the bow members in longitudinal adjustedposition on the pins.

FRANCIS S. CREIGHTON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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